Yields of bedrock wells in Massachusetts
By: by Bruce P. Hansen and Alison C. Simcox ; prepared in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water Resources
Contributors: Simcox, Alison C; Massachusetts. Office of Water Resources; Geological Survey (U.S.)
Series: Water-resources investigations report -- 93-4115
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey; For sale by the Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Marlborough, Mass; Denver, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Wells -- Massachusetts; Hydrogeology -- Massachusetts; Water-supply -- Massachusetts
Description: ...Identifies and discusses the major factors affecting well yields with tables of median yields; includes a description and evaluation of well-test methods that can be used to evaluate the yields of bedrock wells; the source and occurrence of water in bedrock and the principal methods of drilling and well construction in MA are also described; nearly 400,000 people in MA, or almost seven percent of the population, obtain drinking water from domestic wells; information in this report will be useful to health officials, homeowners, businesses and well drillers...
Notes: Shipping list no.: 94-0206-P

Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-43)